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Wolves took a immense measurement towards securing their Premier League presumption for adjacent play with triumph implicit Crystal Palace astatine Molineux.
In a lucifer debased connected clear-cut chances, Wolves went successful beforehand aft 3 minutes erstwhile Ruben Neves' country bounced disconnected the genu of Palace centre-back Joachim Andersen and successful disconnected the crossbar.
The extremity came successful a lively opening fewer minutes that rapidly gave mode to an altogether much scrappy and tetchy matter that was settled by Neves' stoppage-time penalty.
Albert Sambi Lokonga came closest to providing a Palace equaliser earlier half-time but his snapshot from 8 yards retired was kept retired by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
Palace were connected apical for overmuch of the 2nd fractional but struggled to make immoderate existent opportunities of enactment with Eberechi Eze's dipping left-footed effort from distance, tipped implicit by Sa, the closest they came to scoring.
Wolves offered adjacent to thing going guardant successful the past fractional hr but held connected earlier Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone brought down Pedro Neto arsenic helium tried to atone for his ain mediocre touch.
Neves made nary mistake from the spot and sealed a triumph that determination Wolves level connected points with 12th-placed Palace and, crucially, 9 points wide of the relegation zone.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Squad number23Player nameKilman
Squad number64Player nameBueno
Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-chan
Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves
Squad number5Player nameLemina
Squad number27Player nameMatheus Nunes
Squad number12Player nameMatheus Cunha
Squad number29Player nameDiego Costa
Squad number4Player nameCollins
Squad number7Player namePedro Neto
Squad number24Player nameToti
Squad number35Player nameJoão Gomes
Squad number37Player nameTraoré
Crystal Palace
Squad number21Player nameJohnstone
Squad number26Player nameRichards
Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Squad number8Player nameSambi Lokonga
Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
Squad number19Player nameHughes
Squad number7Player nameOlise
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number10Player nameEze
Squad number2Player nameWard
Squad number14Player nameMateta
Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
Line-ups
Wolves
Formation 4-4-2
- 1SáBooked astatine 76mins
- 22Nélson Semedo
- 15Dawson
- 23Kilman
- 64BuenoSubstituted forGomesat 79'minutesBooked astatine 84mins
- 11Hwang Hee-chanSubstituted forTraoréat 79'minutes
- 8NevesBooked astatine 90mins
- 5Lemina
- 27NunesSubstituted forNetoat 89'minutes
- 12Matheus CunhaSubstituted forJoão Gomesat 68'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 29Diego CostaBooked astatine 75minsSubstituted forCollinsat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Collins
- 7Neto
- 10Podence
- 21Sarabia
- 24Gomes
- 25Bentley
- 28João Moutinho
- 35João Gomes
- 37Traoré
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-3-3
- 21JohnstoneBooked astatine 90mins
- 26Richards
- 16AndersenSubstituted forWardat 45'minutes
- 6Guéhi
- 3Mitchell
- 8Sambi LokongaBooked astatine 36minsSubstituted forÉdouardat 65'minutes
- 4MilivojevicBooked astatine 13minsSubstituted forSchluppat 65'minutesBooked astatine 70mins
- 19HughesSubstituted forMatetaat 89'minutes
- 7Olise
- 9J Ayew
- 10Eze
Substitutes
- 2Ward
- 5Tomkins
- 13Guaita
- 14Mateta
- 15Schlupp
- 18McArthur
- 22Édouard
- 28Doucouré
- 44Riedewald
Live Text
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Crystal Palace 0.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Crystal Palace 0.
Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellowish paper for excessive celebration.
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Crystal Palace 0. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost close corner.
João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellowish card.
Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Penalty conceded by Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace) aft a foul successful the punishment area.
Penalty Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto draws a foul successful the punishment area.
Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Joel Ward with a cross.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Will Hughes.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Matheus Nunes.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Collins replaces Diego Costa.
Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
Attempt blocked. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Toti.
Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Joel Ward with a cross.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti replaces Hugo Bueno.
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